Neil DeGrasse Tyson

News about Neil DeGrasse Tyson, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 3, 2015

Dennis Overbye Out There column notes that long-running radio show and podcast StarTalk is being expanded into science-themed television talk show hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson; show, which will share same name, will begin on National Geographic Channel in April. MORE

Mar. 4, 2014

Dennis Overbye Out There column welcomes television show Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, 13-part television series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson that is continuation of Cosmos series hosted by Carl Sagan in 1980s; expresses hope that show, which will appear on Fox network, will ignite much needed conversation about science in era of startling changes. MORE

Dec. 22, 2013

By the Book interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of book Space Chronicles. MORE

Mar. 11, 2013

Clyde Haberman Baking Bread column on Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, who warns recent cosmic activity could imperil Earth, and that government should pay more attention to the universe as a whole. MORE

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